Dante's initial explanation for the moon's dark spots is the common view that hollow or rarer portions let light pass through, producing darker regions.
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Dark spots
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"dark spots on this planet's body that they're below on Earth shall have made men tell the tale of Cain she smiled somewhat and..."
"dark spots on the moon and she says okay well the first thing you need to recognize is that you cannot figure this out..."
"...moon and escape into space and so in other words the dark spots are just the most hollow aspects of the moon and every..."
"...it is true that density and rarity is what causes the dark spots then it should be the same for every other celestial body..."
"...um through imagination she's shown us that that the moon has dark spots not because it's rare and dense so then why is that..."
"...the truth. But try. Tell me what you think causes the dark spots on the moon. And Donnie answers, what seems to us diverse..."
"...and it'll be reflected back. Okay? And that's why there are dark spots on the moon. And this is the generally accepted theory. But..."
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